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Theo has always viewed illustration as a practice that brings ideas to life. His work has a humorous and expressive quality with a strong focus on character development.
Theo has illustrated books for local and international publishers as well as producing character animations and illustrations for the creative print, web and broadcast industry. Theo works primarily with pen and ink, watercolour, acrylic and oil paint. He also produces digitally coloured and vector illustration.
Over the last while Theo's work has been moving towards a spontaneous drawing approach however his skills range from loose expressive images to highly detailed renderings.Cartooning, Character Design2012 -
Minky is well known in the industry as a highly experienced and award-winning art director. Having been on the other side of the briefing process for so long gives her a great advantage in understanding what is required from an illustrator.
Minky's work tends to be more stylised and in some cases even cartoony. She is great with expressions, developing characters and capturing the humour in situations. Whether this be applied to presentation renderings, storyboards or final illustration there is definitely a place for her in our squad.Digital Art, Illustration2012 -
Dave Edwards has a versatile portfolio of talents encompassing traditional cartoons, caricatures, storyboards, chalkboard art and more realistic illustrations.Caricature, Cartooning, Storyboarding2012 -
Artist and co-creator of the hugely popular Madam & Eve cartoon strip, Rico is a hugely experienced and versatile cartoonist and illustrator.
Wielding a wicked and sometimes off-beat sense of humour honed in over 20 years in the business, Rico works a wide range of styles and techniques including both traditonal media such as pen & ink, watercolours and digital. Rico enjoys nothing better than to try out new styles and techniques and is always trying to push the creative boundaries.
Through the experience and discipline of drawing and creating a daily cartoon strip like Madam & Eve to punishing deadlines, Rico is a consumate humorist storyteller and graphic communicator with strong emphasis on character development. Rico's work has ranged from political cartooning, editorial illustration, publishing, TV animation design, character devlopment, educational posters & comic stories, childrens' illustration for several international clients, corporate and industrial communications using cartoon illustrations and cartoon strips.Caricature, Cartooning, Character Design2012 -
Peter Simpson has been working as a freelance illustrator within the advertising industry for more than 20 years. He is best known for his use of traditional media from paintbrushes, airbrushes, magic markers or pencils. Although he has yet to extend his talents into the digital arena, this has not stopped Peter from staying enthusiastic and up to date about the latest illustration trends.
In spite of his vast experience and talent, Peter is happy to tackle any job regardless of its size. He is a true professional and it is a great privilege to add him to our website.Drawing, Painting, Storyboarding2012 -
A true lover of cartoons and one of the few specialists in this area, Rob has created a personal style which is fast-becoming instantly recognizable. Whilst still portraying irony and wit, his characters are surprisingly fresh and innocently fun.
One of the few cartoonists who works on computer, Rob is perfect for jobs which require that clean, graphic "Disney-finish".Caricature, Cartooning, Digital Art2012 -
Although Pete has been illustrating for more than 20 years he is relatively unknown to the Jhb advertising fraternity. Based in Cape Town, he also works for many London clients where he spent 5 years improving his craft.
Although hugely versatile, his signature style is to work in a programme called painter which allows him to digitally create illustrations which are indistinguishable from traditional paintings.
Being able to produce work which looks hand crafted with all the conveniences of digital artwork makes him a highly sought after illustrator.Digital Art, Photo Illustration, Retouching2012 -
Caroline loves to illustrate in all styles and considers every challenge from photo realistic to abstract.
She works predominantly in pencil and in photoshop and is able to do high end vector art for gaming. Her strength lies in the human form and she also has a passion for comic art.
She owes her success to her reliability and professionalism and not just her drawing skill.
She's been working in the industry for 5 years and has worked with most major credited ad agencies and a number of high profile clients.Digital Art, Digital Imaging2012 -
Barry has worked in the ad industry for over 20 years, as an art director, and photographer, so he understands the entire process.
He views creating photo-illustrations as "communication", and looks to combine his fascination with detail and non-verbal communication with a quirky sense of wit, as evidenced in his 3 illustrated childrens books, and his international "Cow Planet" greeting card range.
Combining photographic source material with 3D modelling and rendering, he has developed his own style, and works extensively with international clients (mainly UK and USA).Digital Art, Digital Imaging, Digital Photography2012 -
Like many of the illustrators who started out before the computer revolution, Clive's work shows real artistic talent and training. Although it would be difficult to categorize his style, Clive is best known for his attention to detail and for often producing pieces epic in proportion.
Although an accomplished painter, he also loves working in other mediums and has produced work ranging from pen and inks to photorealistic vector illustrations.Digital Art, Illustration, Photo Illustration2012 -
Angie's portfolio speaks volumes about her ability as a renderer and illustrator. Although best known for her realistic and highly finished rendering styles, Angie loves to dabble in techniques involving pastel, pencil, watercolour and even paint.
Angie is a true professional and absolute perfectionist which means that she chooses her jobs selectively and can be trusted to only tackle what she believes herself to be more than capable of.Storyboarding2012 -
From the outset as an artist/illustrator Ivan has strived to develop a level of versatility that would make him relevant in a wide range of applications.
From portraits and wildlife in oils to digital rendering and storyboards, Ivan has a truly wide range of abilities as an illustrator. But in recent years he has focused his skills on working mainly as a storyboard artist and has proven to be a great asset to The Art Squad in this respect. He is quick, slick, experienced and easy to deal with, all important attributes of any successful renderer.Storyboarding2012 -
One of Schutte's greatest strengths is the fact that he spent several years producing art the old-fashioned way. As an airbrush artist he was brilliant but soon discovered the advantages of using the computer.
Long before his contemporaries Schutte was experimenting with programmes unheard of at the time and today is a highly accomplished digital illustrator whose experience with inks and paper have given him a true advantage.Illustration, Photo Illustration2012 -
African ArtCaricature, Cartooning, Digital Art2012 -
Storyboard and comic book artistStoryboarding, Illustration, Character Design2012 -
Caricaturist
Caricatures
Live Caricatures at EventsCharacter Design, Drawing2012 -
Caricaturist
Illustrator
Live Caricatures at EventsCharacter Design, Digital Art, Illustration2012 -
pen and ink illustrations, pencil sketches, portraits, designsDesign, Drawing, Illustration2012 -
Scraper board
Etching
Drawing
Line art
Pen & InkDigital Art, Drawing, Illustration2012 -
Comic Book Artist
Digital IllustrationCharacter Design, Digital Art, Illustration2012 -
Digital painting
Digital illustration
Pen and ink
drawing
character developmentCharacter Design, Drawing, Painting2012
